Scorpion EVO Mag AR Lower? - Page 1

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Scorpion EVO Mag AR Lower?

Posted: 2/2/2017 9:20:29 AM EDT

While looking at Glock Mag AR lowers it just hit me that maybe a AR lower that took Scorpion Mags would be useful.

Will we see this in the future, or is it a horrible idea?

Posted: 2/2/2017 1:29:18 PM EDT

[#1]

Just personally, I would just get the Evo if I wanted a 9mm that used Evo mags.

But that is just me.

Doc

Posted: 2/2/2017 1:36:49 PM EDT

[#2]

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Just personally, I would just get the Evo if I wanted a 9mm that used Evo mags.

But that is just me.

Doc

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me as well. my BIGGEST gripe against a AR based PCC, is the buffer tube assembly. a scorpion is probably 1/2 the size of a similar 9mm ar15.

I could see some people interested in a ar-15 that used scorpion mags, though.

Posted: 2/3/2017 8:58:52 AM EDT

[#3]

Admittedly I'm not very familiar with the 9mm AR platform. But just looking at the mags a big difference would be how they feed. The Scorpion mag is a double stack all the way up to the feed lips. The glock mag narrows to a single.

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Would it require a different bolt style to strip a round from the mag?
It might not even be an issue.

Posted: 2/3/2017 10:06:53 AM EDT

[#4]

Just checked a Scorpion mag against an AR upper. The bottom of the upper receiver would have to be opened up a lot to get the wide top of the Scorpion magazine high enough to feed from. Doubt there is enough protrusion of the bottom center of an AR bolt to get into the mag to strip a round.

Posted: 2/3/2017 11:46:02 AM EDT

[#5]

Another issue to overcome would be how the mags are dropped from the weapon. The scorpion mags are designed for a rear release system whereas Glock and AR mags are side release.

Posted: 2/4/2017 10:51:29 PM EDT

[#6]

Theres already a guy that has made and tested an uzi mag adapter on the facebook group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GKY8xPPHFc&feature=youtu.be

Posted: 2/9/2017 6:49:43 PM EDT

[#7]

The original Uzi mags are double stack/double feed.

Posted: 2/9/2017 6:52:00 PM EDT

[#8]

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Admittedly I'm not very familiar with the 9mm AR platform. But just looking at the mags a big difference would be how they feed. The Scorpion mag is a double stack all the way up to the feed lips. The glock mag narrows to a single.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/300501/IMG-1199-139153.JPG

Would it require a different bolt style to strip a round from the mag?
It might not even be an issue.

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At a minimum the bolt "tooth" that picks up a round would need to be machined to be narrower for a Glock magazine. The same thing is done on a 9mm AR-15 bolt to make it work with Glock mags.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Scorpion EVO Mag AR Lower?

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